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Opelousas, LA —

OSHA Injury Report: Evangeline Downs

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Evangeline Downs in 2235 Creswell Lane Extension, Opelousas, LA 70570 resulted in days away from work. Employee was racing controller in casino Racetrack.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Evangeline Downs
Parent company
Boyd Gaming
Street
2235 Creswell Lane Extension
City
Opelousas
State
LA
ZIP
70570
On-site location
starting gate

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
28

Before the incident

guiding a horse into position

What happened

horse pinned him in the starting gate

Injury or illness

R shoulder dislocation sprain

Object or substance involved

horse

Summary line

R shoulder dislocation sprain - pinned by horse in gate

Employee and industry

Job description
racing controller
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
721120 — casino Racetrack
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
333
Total hours worked
613240
EIN
721280511
Establishment ID
74221
Employer case #
488374

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
16:28
Filing year
2024
Submitted
05FEB2025:20:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.